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FILE NAME: WR Grace (WRG) DATE: January 25, 1968 DOC#: WRG221 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: 1968 Memo to RW Sterrett from P Kostic regarding Jan 1968 meeting with Dr. Chenowith C A i; B l I D G E Fursonnl 6 C onfidential TO: FROM: R. V. S t e r r e t t ( Zoxx/Chi c a g o ) P e te r K oscic CC: V. L. Ta.gr r t E . L. 'Gars Jf F. Cedif-lane J. F . M urphy, J r . DATE: SUBJECT: January 2 5 , 1963 Duct C o n tro ls On J a n u a r y 2 2 , 1 9 6 3 . I cot. &i th e ho:*:- o f f i c e s o f M aryland C eo u tilty K ith D r, R o b e rt F . Che-novith sn& Larry Vcr's, D r. C h e a o v ith i s t h e i r M edical D ire c to r and Pari: sitp e v v ires t h e i r in s p e c tio n department,.. The pu rp o se o f th e r.o e cin g was t o d is c u s s some o f th e th in g 's 1 le a r n e d from th e J o h n s - ! 's a v ilie p e o p le , to le a r n w hat 1 co u ld f r e t: thee: (M eryland C a L u a ltj')v and., s in c e Fay!: uaa te e n 'in v o lv ed in th e o u s t s i t n a t r o n s in c e o u r a c q u i s i t i o n o f Z o n o l i t e , t o re v ie w to-* problesr vj tz: h i s . by J-M , settin g siora- They a g r e e d t h a t ax: i n d u s t r i a l h y g ie n e s u r v e y , a s reoojaoeaded w ould be d e s i r a b l e , They a d v is e d t h a t we u se jo e d d i s c r e t i o n in up and g o in g th r o u g h w ith th e s u rv e y so a s n o t t o c r e s t `undue Dr, Chenovith did not go slang vith J-M's suggestion that all 32 employees showing abnormal cheat ..'-rays he sent to a doctor special izing in pulmonary diseases for certain teste, chest X-rays and thorough physical exnr.inations. He felt that (i) this might involve: considerable unnecessary expense because ell of those tests in sil r-o.ployeos xasy not be indicated, and (2 ) the plan wight hs cause for undue a!art: (right psy chologically calce seme of the os-ploy: as sick who ere not now sit.!-:), As en alternative he suggested only chest X-rays on the 32 e/ ployos, art! that the films be sent to hir for interpretation by i Dr, Spicer at the University of Maryland. Dr. Spicer is supposedly or.a cf the top men in the field. After he views the films, if Dr. Spicer feds that further examinadIon or testing of an;." of the ir.plcyecs should te cane; we should be guided accordingly. Dr. Chonowit: estiruiaf that Dr, f.picsr1s toe:! charges for viewing the filan and reeling reoewssndr.tions would not exceed 3200. Dr. Chencwith warned, however, that if the condicin of nr.;* employee is found to be such that continued e jloyi.ncnt in & viv envirordasrit would further Jeopardize his health, it world be our obligation to toll the man. uust Controls -u r i;-u8 They r'^Teofi w ith 0~w'3 su y y zn tio n t h a t ? yc ?A rcn-h h is t o r y be dons oii or.!; o f th e 32 employ-:;.". : vd nd.'.c.'.L the sv.S ** that, the ques t io n s - Do you -r.oke - Hoc rruch - liov loi...* - he ia c l u w J in th e vorlt h isto r y for?;. T.wy c o n c u rre d vrit-Ii - f '53 r*;ec;m!`ir;dat:i on t i n t o r.r ;;o;-.i, i r s o - f o r o r a u v t oc-unts o re nonce* re-*.l, should he u n d e r i n n - c f . ih--.r d i f f e r s ho'--: ' j n a r t i c l e s i z e . *7-- u hhr-i ? .ll u rc tie l " ur-cc; 10 m icrons in Inv.y-.'i :. u id h e c o v e ts f i. in o y { 'o ry lr.o c *. r o::, ; . , Ah-. e o i u 't i n j o / iJ .l p c u t i c l e s o v e r 3 miar;v:u. T h e ir r ie u ^ r c u d u tic ,.'. v;;l- V;- cl od up by ,, .1-, i : ; ^ M ?uvjer* on e e v e - e t th e John:; h*.-v a u i ;: ; : U , i o f d y r ie n t c-.l fu ..lie who i s cuif. o ms v u tL e r ity on A:--h-::otos d u s t, .: .f.eyhcr.d D r, Ef.et^c>. d :U e " " i : s n e re -rad r.-:e c o n t i r v-' th e 5 u>- on .-ino -co P a rk , (lino-.: ie:- iv c. ic-p u te h e r e . I ? 1.1 e ..o'-, 'rite 1 0 ,1 . lt.c - iic S e r v ic e i :>:* t n a i r re-i&v.'. .A b acio r., ) A t t h e eoaOv-i-iy, ' o u r . c t :; P o rk oouc*-.. re d w^vt. ?:.y im - t h a t perhv-T.-r.; th e ovo.t C i t u n tic :. in t h e o o c t h n l Lc-es. 3c oued e t r. . i i . e ly because- o f ;:5 * .in j _ c.~;i j_:.c;h :>! ou i f i c i o . i t v f.'ioge.. He d id . .. Lo 'V 'c r s t h y t co c i h i r i b i e p r o e - > t h od Oi'O.i z t - z i n t y e a r s i. d v co n i, v - lr .